Nouns
Definition: a human-made object with some cultural significance
What is an artifact?
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
What is ambivalent?
to make better
What is ameliorate?
more than is needed, desired, or required
What is superfluous?
Through their _______ and courageous actions, the firefighters saved five people from a burning building.
What is laudable?
an outcast or someone who is rejected, shunned, and avoided by a social group or society
What is a pariah?
showing inappropriate levity/lightheartedness in a serious situation
What is flippant?
to fill to satisfaction
What is satiate?
Adjective or Noun: Flagrant
As the host of the party, it’s her ________ to choose the food and the music.
What is prerogative?
strong feelings of embarrassment
What is mortification?
worthy of high praise
What is laudable?
wander from a direct or straight course
What is digress?
Adjective or Noun: prerogative
What is a noun?
The _______ of time makes many people second guess their choices as they get older.
What is brevity?
Because dad married someone outside of the tribe, he was considered a ________.
What is a pariah?
Her ________ remark in the midst of my meltdown only served to make me panic more.
What is flippant?
He was being deliberately annoying to ______ a response out of me.
What is elicit?
Adjective or Noun: compulsory
What is an adjective?
To the __________ of the presentation group, their teammate didn't show up on time and they had to give her part of the speech without her.
What is mortification?
You can tell by the raised __________ at the end of her sentence that she was asking a question.
What is inflection?
The ______ smell of burning rubber filled my nose as we approached the car wreck on the side of the highway.
What is acrid?
The professor temporarily _______ from her lesson plan to pay tribute to the fallen student.
What is digressed?
Although many politicians have the podium to advocate for their constituents, most remain silent in the face of _________ hate speech.
What is flagrant?
Focus on the essentials, and try to cut down on ________ items that will only get in the way.
What is superfluous?